Zgornji Otok

Zgornji Otok
Zgornji Otok

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°21′0.11″N 14°12′15.08″E / 46.3500306°N 14.2041889°E / 46.3500306; 14.2041889Coordinates: 46°21′0.11″N 14°12′15.08″E / 46.3500306°N 14.2041889°E / 46.3500306; 14.2041889
Country Slovenia
Region Upper Carniola
Statistical region Upper Carniola
Municipality Radovljica
Elevation 502.5 m (1,648.6 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 55
[1]

Zgornji Otok (pronounced [ˈzɡoːɾnji ˈɔːtɔk]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Radovljica in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

Mass grave

Zgornji Otok is the site of a mass grave from the end of the Second World War. The Zgornji Otok Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče Zgornji Otok) is located on sunken ground in a meadow west of the settlement, a few meters east of the edge of the woods, at a site called Pod Koncami. It contains the remains of 14 Croatian soldiers killed on 6 May 1945.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Zgornji Otok Mass Grave on Geopedia (Slovene)

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